Profile-gage.



'1. H. RHNHARDT.

PROFILE GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20.19l4.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

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7- 76M 6 Mar/ennu J. H. REINHARDT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Lette'rslatent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application filed J une 20, 1914. Serial No.;8,46,2 &6.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it knownthet I, JAMES :H. REINHARDT, a citizen of the United States, and resident of EestiOrange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jerse ghave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Profile- (iages, of which the following is :1, specification.

The object of my invention is to provide simple endeflicicnt profile gages, and also to provide means to connect several of such gages together, in such manner that they maybe used in a straight line or at angles to one another, as occasion may require, this being particularly useful where the profile is to be-taken of an object that is longer thaniergege.

My invention comprises novel detailsiof improvement and. combinations of pnrtsthat will homers-fullyihereinqfter set-forth and thempointed out in thechiims.

liteference isto be had to the accompany- ,i-ng. drawings aforming part hereof, iwherein,

Figure l-is nsideiview ofia pair of profile gages, with meansfor conneotingthem to- :gether gfOI' [adjustment relative :to one another, in accordance with myiinvention;

Rig. 2 is-a =pertly brokennsideiview, illustrating one of the profilegages inuse, the gage beinginvertodvwith respectto Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view, parts of the gage being removed;

Fig. 4 is a section throughapeomplete gage taken on the-line 4, 4, imFig. =3;

Fig. 6"is a face view af a. modification, one ofithe gnembec's being removed ig. 7 :is f an enlarged section 10f :a com- 11916138: gage-on, the line/7, 7,;iniFigi ,6;

pFig. 8 is ,en enlarged {ace view, =il1 us trating theuse of myvrelatively large, gages for measuring relativelylerge surfaces in conjunction with; o .Smaller gage Big. 9 ,is on edge vievv of the smaller. gage -:showni in 2 Fig. 8;

,Fig. 10 is; a cross 7 section of Ei-g. -9, and

"Fig. *lllisia ld tftil of thespa er herein- ,aifter deferred; to.

Similar inumerels .of =refer1lce indicate corresponding parts. the several views.

.Myrimproved ,gege. comprises two opposed clam 'ng membersiori-piletes I1, 2, between iwhic ere isliidnb ynfit parelleLmd pins'i3. Members11,= 2,; are clampe togeth rrbyisorervs -,.4. iAsishorvn in-iliigng one of lt hei members, I as '2,!ih&S -tihreaide projectio 51 receiving screws 4, and in Figs. .6 and 7 pro ections 5 are stamped outocf members 1, 2. The nelnbcrs 1, 2 ,nrc shown substnntinlsly in gutter-like form, whereby they may the mode of relatively-thin metal, and one or both of said members may be prowided with !teeth 6, along the margins or edges, to space and guide the rods or pins Within the members, and friction-ally bearing against rods or pins 3, is a retaining device indicated at 7. In Figs. 1 t0 5said retaining device is in the form of rubber tubes or webs 8 containing cores or rods 9 to somewhat slifi'en them, although solid rubber tubes can be used. Said tubes are shown IBLAUIlOd '111 gutter-l ke rstripsfllfl spnced'in one,ofthemembers. 'Thqgutters 10 may be formed,insuitablyihent strips of metal. 11 riveted ,to ,the members, ,vvhereh y said members ,ere ,sFfiened andthe stri s relatively th n metal.

11 may he ,made 9 dimen- .sipns 2191 1 heel snugly against ,the rpdslor ypins 3,,so,tl'1at,the latterwvill be retain in e P i th limts n d c incmberfl hearing againstsai rods orplns iservingto, keep them in ,en ege nent ,With the retaining dev ces. As 5 own in 3 and dthe retaining devices ,are enveloped in at protecting cloth covering l2, -which is L folded ,aronnd ,saifl retaining devices, its edges ,bcil 9' ppe and gnnimed to ether,

( e Fig- By. this me n eir; he e the retaining devices .is kept ,fro m icontect with the metal, parts, and the retaining devicesere opt in :1 unit.

Initheiormshown in,Eigs. 6,7,a41d 10, the retainers 8 are; in: the-form of e ,iguhbemme'r, having lon i-udinel .wvebs 8?, end the mods .or- ,ins 3,r tfcrosswise 1,11 contactmiith .suc mat. A clothistrip,l2,pn the bpttqm,flof t -ma owt t i i om he-1 e nv iie Asso fer describedthe, r 318 gege may be used toteke profiles 0L0 jccts hvph c' g the end o th red o pi aga nst thee iee enmoving p n n v t t ths with, as illustrated in ,2, ,and ,said, rods (101" pinsevill be reteined n set positionsgso thet the ontline, produced at, the ends, of the rodem ycb atra 1n o de ensitw or more of the profile ,geges to he etto ched t get e en ed; we (u h o a =s aagh '-1 ne, cha i sir ecsls t 912 o he Jio nd i h 'it ll viesfimeees- .cune' maths-endow i irt e-menb sma i use as mguo -th 11 1 seede h vin holes 15 receiving screws 16, and at the 0pposite end of the other member, as 2, is socurcd a substantially corresponding casting 17, having slots 18, the projecting ends of said members being adapted to lit with relation to one another, and the slots 18 being adapted to receive the screws 16, (Figs. 1 and 8), whereby said gages are secured together. The gages may be secured together in a straight line as shown in Fig. 1, or may be secured together at an angle to one another, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 8. To this end one or both of the screws 16 may slide in the corresponding slot 01 slots 18. and then be set tight. By this means objects longer than a single gage may be readily outlined, whet her said objects be generally straight, or more or less curved or offset at places, since one or more of the gages may be set with respect to one or more other gages to correspond to the general contour of the object, and then the rods or pins 3 of the respective gages may be pushed against the surface of the object, as required, to obtain its outline along the ends of the rods or pins, whereby a pencil may be drawn along the ends of the pins to trace such outline or contour of the objcct. From such outlines objects correspondin to the master object may be reproduced eit er in relief or concave according to which wa the outline drawn from the ends of the re s is used. The gage may be retained set and utilized in the production of the work.

In order to further aid in keeping the rods or pins 3 in proper relative positions, side by side, I provide a relatively thin plate 21 (Fig. 11) having spaced projections or teeth 22 on its opposite edges, which are adapted to pass between any desired number of the rods or pins. As a simple and efiicient means for this purpose, and in order that the projections or teeth 22 may be quite thin, I have shown the strip 21 as provided with angular cuts at 23 along its margins, whereb the projections or teeth 22 may be bent su stantially at right angles to strip 21, and present thin spacing teeth between adjacent rods or pins 3. The strip 21 may be carried by the member 1 or 2, in any desired manner. Strip 21 has appropriate holes 21 for the passage of screws 4 or projections 5, or both. I have shown said strip 21 as riveted to one of the strips 11 o posed to the retainers 8 (see Fig. 4). his arrangement serves to overcome the tendency of rods or pins 3 to roll upon one another and be displaced in use, as but a relatively few of such rods or pins need be between said pairs of projections or teeth 23.

When two or more of the gages are secured together, as illustrated in Fig. 8, and set at an angle to each other, whereby an increased space 20 is caused between the op posing rods or pins of two adjacent gages,

a relatively small gage may be set in between said spaced rods and may be secured thereto by any suitable means, whereby the rods or pins of such smaller gage may be adjusted to pi'ulilr the portion of the object hater-in such spzltfrll pins of the main gages.

lo this end I have shown one of the smaller gages tl igs. H, 9 and 10) as pro vidcd with a clamping bar or the like 2-1, shown suitably bent to substantially inclose or overlie the gage members, and having its ends 24- ext ended over the projecting end portions 2" of the lower member of the gage. to clamp therebetween rods or pins 3 of ad jaccnt :mgularly disposed gages, as shown in Fi S. To this end one of the small r gage lHtlHlJt r i: shown provided with :1 :hreadcd stud 2 that passes trecly through a hole in member 2 1 and is provided with nut 10 to cause the end portions 24 of mem ber 2+ to clamp the aforesaid rods or pins 3. By this means the smaller gage may be readily set in a desired position between and upon two angularly related larger gages, so that the rods or pins 3 of such smaller gage may be pushed into engagement with the surface of the object to be profiled that could not otherwise be reached by the rods or pins 3 of the larger gage. The clamping of the larger gages together, by means of the interposed smaller gage, also serves to somewhat stiffen the larger ga es in relation to one another.

hanges may be made in the details of construction and arrangements of parts set forth, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim is:-

1. A profile gage comprising a pair of opposed members, rods or pins located be tween and transversely with respect to said members, means for clampin said members together with respect to sai rods or pins, and a resilient retainer comprising spaced rubber tubes between one of said members and said rods or pins for frictionally retaining the latter in set positions, and a gutter-like strip secured within said member and receiving said tubes.

2. A profile gage comprising a pair of members secured together one opposing the other, parallel rods or pins therebetween, and means for retaining said rods or pins in set positions, one of said members having at one end a castin provided with holes, screws received in said holes, and the other of said members havin at the other of its ends a casting provided with slots adapted to receive the screws of another gage, combined with another gage whereby said gages may be retained united in set positions.

3. A profile gage comprising a pair of members secured together one opposing the 1 means for retaining other, parallel rods or pins therebetween, means for retaining said rods or pins in set positions, another gage and means at the ends of the gages for securing two or more gages together in set positions, combined with a smaller gage provided with adjustable rods or pins adapted to fit between said two gages, the smaller gage havin means for detachably securing it to and etween the rods or pins at the adjoining ends of said two gages.

4. A profile gage comprising a pair of members secured together one opposing the other, parallel rods or pins therebetween, said rods or pins in set positions, another gage and means at the ends of the gages for securing two or more gages together in set positions, combined with a smaller gage provided with adjustable rods or pins adapted to fit between two larger gages, the smaller gage having a clamping member provided with means opposed to a member of the gage for clampin the smaller gage upon rods or pins of an adjacent the ends of said two gages, said smaller gage havin a threaded stud passin freely through sai clampin member, an a nut on said stud coacting with said clampin member.

igned at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 19th day of June, A. D. 1914.

JAMES H. REINHARDT. Witnesses:

T. F. BoURNE, MARIE F. WAINWRIGHT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

